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1、 1960s 摘要 摇滚乐产生于美国，发展于1950年代，兴盛于1960年代。二十世纪六十年代，美国特有的社会环境，文化和经济的发展为摇滚乐的产生及发展创造了条件，而摇滚乐在美国的出现和发展又对美国社会产生了重大影响。本文将描述二十世纪六十年代的美国历史和文化，通过分析摇滚乐在1960年代的美国的发展，从而可以得出结论：在1960年代，美国的社会背景为摇滚乐的形成及发展创造了条件。然而，1960年代的摇滚乐在美国发展对美国社会也产生了重大影响。大致来讲，摇滚乐不但影响了美国的传统价值观，而且还作用于美国的种族观和美国的时代精神。关键字：美国；摇滚乐；1960年代 Contents1. Intr

2、oduction12. The Origin of Rock n Roll.12.1 Background Information of Rock n Roll. 12.2 The Emergence of Rock n Roll.22.3 The Origins of the Phrase.23. Rock Roll in 1960s in America.23.1 The Social Background and Social Status in the 1960s in America.23.1.1 The Civil Rights Movement.33.1.2 Opposition

3、 to the Vietnam War.33.1.3 Counter Culture Movement.33.1.4 Feminist Movement 43.2 The Development of “Rock and Roll” in the 1960s in America.43.2.1 The Main Famous Styles in the 1960s.53.2.2 The Main Famous Stars and Bands in United States in the 1960s.63.2.2.1 Bob Dylan.63.2.2.2 The Beatles73.2.2.3

4、 The Rolling Stones.94. The Impact which Brought to America by “rock and roll” .104.1The Effects on the Traditional Values of the United States.104.1.1 Rock: Racial Adhesive.114.1.2 Subversion of the Traditional Value of Reconstruction.114.2TheEffects on the Racial Outlook and Spirit of the Age of t

5、he United States .124.2.1 The Vanguard of the Times, the Spirit of Idol.125. Conclusion .136. Bibliography.14The Development and the Influence of AmericanRock n Roll1. Introduction: Rock and Roll was born in America, which developed in 1950s, and thrived in 1960s. However, in the 1960s, America ente

6、red a new historical period, the U.S. economy was turned to a new round of cyclical downturn by the postwar boom, and then social problems exacerbated. Thus, during this period, some civil rights and cultural movements took place. But rock music thrived; whats more, it produced great influences on A

7、merica society. Therefore, it can be said that there was a closely relationship between rock music and the American society. In this thesis, my attention is paid to analyse rock and roll in 1960s in America. I will describe the history and the culture of 1960s in America. According to the analysis o

8、f the development of rock music in 1960s in America, we can conclude that the development of the special social environment, culture and economy in 1960s in the United States created the conditions for the formation and development of rock and roll rock and roll,. The emergence and development of ro

9、ck and roll in the United States produced great influences on American society. Generally speaking, the rock music not only impacted on the traditional values of the United States, but also impacted on the racial outlook and spirit of the age of the United States. 2. The Origin of Rock n Roll2.1 Bac

10、kground Information of Rock n Roll Reviewing the first half of the 20th Century of the history in United States from 1920s and 1930s, there was a great depression in Europe and the United States owing to the economic crisis.At the end of 30s, the Second World War broke out. In 1941, Japan attacked P

11、earl Harbor led to the United States was in anti-fascist war. In the 1950s, the United States had a period of relative stability and prosperity, which is often regarded as the American era of prosperity. Looking at the 1950s, after Eisenhower became President in 1952, the American economy began to b

12、e stable, and the society begun to become a state in which people lived and worked in peace and most of people felt content. Hence, middle class was swelling, and their own children were born in the baby boom so that the world became a young mans world because of the unprecedented growth in the numb

13、er of teenagers. At that time, the extracurricular life of children was staying with their families. And TV programs were also healthier at that time, and the peoples taste of music is not so much different, so two generations usually enjoyed the same music. In the 1940s and 1950s, there was the “bi

14、g band” playing music, and their lyrics often represented pure love and lasted for decades. During this period, the music was not threatening, it tried to give people a comfortable and peaceful feeling. As life conditions were superior in the 1950s, the batch of teenagers that grew up in this time,

15、who did not like their parents life style which experienced some wars and misery. As a result, they began to misunderstand their parents thought and the way of their life, and they were unwilling to travel the path which their parents had arranged for him. They had their own pursuit and passion. The

16、refore, there gradually formed a powerful force with the large number of youth, who no longer followed their parents to admire the sentimental pop songs. At this point, they just found their own voice in the rock and roll. However, rock music is simple, powerful and straightforward, especially its s

17、trong rhythm was in conformity with the characteristics of the adolescents energetic, active; and the free performance situation of rock and roll was corresponding to their rebellious attitude. Rock songs theme was closely related to their concerns. Because of the entire announcement, the rock and r

18、oll would gradually come to the center of the big stage of the era. 2.2 The emergence of rock roll In the early 1950s, American pop music market appeared a phenomenon of the three pillars. Black people appreciated the music was basically Rhythm and Blues（R&B）. Above the middle class was white who li

19、ked listening to the Tin Pan Alley. Midwest rural audience loved country music which related to the rural life. However, in the 1950s medium-term （1954 1956）, music market appeared two obvious phenomena, namely “markets” and “cover version”. “Markets” referred to the original issue of record, at the

20、 same time, there was a market in another city which also got very good grades. Therefore, some major record labels soon because of the popular R&B songs to produce their own version, resulting in the emergence of a large number of “cover versions”. This time, the rock and roll was a new style offic

21、ially born.2.3 The Origins of the Phrase Rock Roll is formally produced in the 1950s, but the word appeared as early as the early 1950s. In 1951, the host of Cleveland radio show, Alan Freed, took an R&B song “We re Goanna Rock, We re Goanna Roll”. And then the phrase “Rock Roll” was created. In 195

22、5, the movie Blackboard Jungle brought great influence on rock music. It told a story that a group of students who wanted to revolt. This song was the episode of the film “Rock and roll day and night”（Rock Around The Clock）; and this song caused a great sensation in the adolescents. In July 1955, Da

23、y and Night made the rock music won the first prize in the list of POP, which marks the arrival of the rock musics age. The singer, Bill Haley, thus became the first rock youth idol. Since then, rock music began to sweep the country. Roll in the 1960s in America The 1960s is one of the turbulent tim

24、es in American history. And then, how about the development of rock and roll in this period?3.1 The social background and social status in the 1960s in America In the 1960s, America entered a new historical period, and the U.S. economy was turned to a new round of cyclical downturn by the postwar bo

25、om, and then social problems exacerbated. Racial discrimination with the blacks leaded to “the civil rights movement”, of which for racial equality as the goal. After WWII, women made less money and had fewer opportunities than men in the same jobs, or they became housewives completely. So some grou

26、ps of women were against gender discrimination called the “feminism”. At the same time, not only many young people detested traditional white male values in US society, but also many people thought the Vietnam War was wrong. As the rapid development of the Negro movement and the womans movement, the

27、 so-called the generation of silence in the 1950s had been replaced for the generation of protest in the 1960s. 3.1.1 The Civil Rights Movement The civil rights movement was the struggle of blacks in America for equal rights. It is the one of most important social movements in the 1960s in United States history. In